Erdogan: ISIS virus seeks to destroy Muslim world

SHAFAQNA – According to Alarabiya TV reported that ” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday launched one of his strongest attacks yet against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, saying the group was a “virus” working to destroy the Muslim community. Ankara has been repeatedly criticized in recent months for not doing enough to halt the advance of ISIS to its borders, but Erdogan said after meeting Iraqi President Fuad Masum that the group had to be confronted. The ISIS group “is an important virus that is working to divide and destroy the ummah”, Erdogan told reporters in televised comments, using the term for the community of Muslims.”